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Physicochemical and Microscopic Evaluation of Adulterated Honeys

. Kashif Nawaz, Fawad Ahmad, Umair Khan, Raees Ahmad, Atif Mahmood, Muhammad Kashif, Asghar Hussain, Noor ul Wahab, Tariq Ali Shah, Muhammad Abbas, Sayed Umair Ali Shah & Firdos Khan


Abstract

The current study reveals the collection of nectar from the plants, the honey bee brought it to the honey. Honey is a good source of diet which is consumed all over the world. For the comparison of physicochemical properties of honey, the research was conducted at the honey analysis laboratory of the food science research institute at NARC Islamabad. For that purpose, the five different samples of honey are brought from a local market. The basic parameters of honey which was thoroughly lookup during Research are PH, the content of moisture, electrical conductivity, free acidity, and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). During the research, we find out that moisture content is not only an indicator of honey purity but also a source of quality if in the desired range. Also by comparing our result of different aspect with comparing to national and international standards we observed that electrical conductivity, Ash content, and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is also good parameters to find out the quality and purity of honey.

 

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